Intro: Dm Verse 1: Dm Eight years old and he's kicking and screaming Bb I'll only go to school if you give me a reason F Am The kids are really mean and I already know all the things they're teaching Dm Hopped in the car mama let him play Hookey Bb Missed the first hour just to get a cup of coffee F Am She's the only one who saw who he was, no one else could read him Dm Showing up late but he makes it to class Bb Just to stare out the window and the clock in the back F He daydreamed away to a sky so gray Am Everything's simple, it's driving him mental Dm Wishing every day that something would change Bb Instead his dad makes him play ball by the bay F And every time he cries, father rolls his eyes saying Am Son it's all your fault, how come you never try? Pre-Chorus: Gm He does all that he should Am A Why is he misunderstood? Chorus: Dm This is a story 'bout a broken boy Bb With his headphones in just to block out the noise F A Of everyone around him telling him the way to go Dm So he walks the world alone, Wondering if it gets better Bb Or if he's always gonna feel empty forever F A So he gets lost tryna find another way back home Dm As he walks the world alone Verse 2: Dm Fifteen years and he's drowning his sorrows Bb Smoking weed, drinking cheap liquor out the bottle F A With a bunch of fake friends cuz he tried to fit in but it wasn't working Dm Ran in with the law bout a dozen of times Bb Nothing too bad, just a few suburban crimes still F Am He says to himself, What are you doing you don't deserve this Dm Don't you know nobody will ever understand Bb The person that you are, learn to hold your own hand F Get your xxxx together and lose the weight A You'll never be what you want, no not with that face Dm He started writing all of his thoughts on paper Bb Realized music made life so much greater F 100 pounds down, he looks so different now Am Dm As he plans his escape from a crooked hometown Pre-Chorus: Gm He does all that he should Am Why is he misunderstood? Chorus: Dm This is a story bout a broken boy Bb With his headphones in just to block out the noise F A Of everyone around him telling him the way to go Dm So he walks the world alone, Wondering if it gets better Bb Or if he's always gonna feel empty forever F A So he gets lost tryna find another way back home Dm As he walks the world alone Bb Alone F A Am Alone Bridge: Dm7 21 years and he's on the right path Bb But sometimes he wonders if he grew up too fast F C And missed out on the little things, all of the little things -Haha, yeah right- Dm7 Dm Who is he kidding, surely not himself Bb But sometimes he wonders if there's somebody else F C That takes the same road, but he'll never know -nc- Cuz he walks the world alone Chorus: Dm This is a story bout a broken boy Bb With his headphones in just to block out the noise F Am Of everyone around him telling him the way to go Dm So he walks the world alone, Wondering if it gets better Bb Or if he's always gonna feel empty forever F Am So he gets lost tryna find another way back home Dm As he walks the world alone Bb Alone -Does it get better, does it get better- F Am Alone Dm As he walks the world alone Bb Alone F Alone Outro: Am So alone Dm Yeah he walks the world alone
